hi, it’s me again…

Does anyone ever get that feeling, from when you were a child and you forgot to tell your parents you had a report due in the morning that required you go to the store, so you sheepishly walk up them opening with something along the lines of "hiiiiiii, how was your day?" and they just … Continue reading hi, it’s me again… →

Holiday Gift Shopping

I outline new gift ideas for this holiday season! Also remember to check out the link in our bio to purchase LSME Holiday Boxes

Million vs. One: $1000 Date in Chicago

We are kicking off this series with a thousand dollar date in Chicago. How this series will work is the prompt of what the fictitious client wants will stay the same the budget is the only thing that changes. The goal is to plan two variations of the event that fulfills the spirit of the prompt only one of the events are a fraction of the price.

10 Ways to Make your Next Event Environmentally Friendly

Happy Earth Day Everyone! Here for a short fun blog to give tips on how you can make your next birthday, wedding, or shower more earth friendly!

Million Vs. One: Event Planning Challenge

I am so excited for this series to share event tips and local and small businesses people can work with for their future events. Comment below your prompts in the comments! The prompt should look something like "8th birthday party for my son who is really into Disney, for him and his 3 friends." the more descriptive the more difficult it will be for me so let me have it! Also comment on your favorite small or local florist, bartenders, bakers, entertainers, venues, ect.!

Event Planning in a New World: Hybrid Events

In the past year so many new trends and shifts have happened in the event world and in this new blog series I am going to talk about some of them, give my opinions and if I think they will and should last. Today I am diving into the world of Hybrid Events.

The Sunflower Fosters Foundation

It has always been a dream of mine to give back to foster youth in my local community. I always said that this was a goal for after I became more established, more financially secure. Here's the thing, that may never happen and foster youth are in need. I don't need to start a whole … Continue reading The Sunflower Fosters Foundation →

The New Events World

It's hard to believe that 2 years ago I was going to concerts and clubs packed wall to wall with people, navigating bodies to get to the dance floor. Coordinating weddings in halls so packed we had to open doors and windows to cool it down. Children's birthday parties were a myriad of germ sharing, … Continue reading The New Events World →

Support the AAPI Community

Stop AAPI Hate : The center tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Support the AAPI Community Fund: Asian Pacific Fund: Strives to strengthen the Asian and Pacific Islander community in the Bay Area by increasing philanthropy and … Continue reading Support the AAPI Community →

Management Material

Today I want to talk about this question: "Can anyone be a leader. Is anyone capable of being a good manager?" As we talk about some of these deeper concepts I urge everyone to keep in mind a couple of things: 1) These are my personal opinions and you can disagree and that makes the … Continue reading Management Material →